\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240570,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240571,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240572,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240573,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240574,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240575,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240576,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240577,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240578,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240579,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240580,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240581,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240582,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240583,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240584,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240585,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240586,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240587,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240588,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240589,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240590,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240591,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240592,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240593,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240594,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nIt’s a big red flag"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nEat it, or starve\\n\\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240595,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",">\n\nIt’s a big red flag"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nEat it, or starve\\n\\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s a big red flag\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240596,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nEat it, or starve\\n\\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s a big red flag\",\n \">\\n\\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \\\"LOOK AT ME\\\".\\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240597,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nIf they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again."},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?",">\n\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nEat it, or starve\\n\\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s a big red flag\",\n \">\\n\\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \\\"LOOK AT ME\\\".\\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240598,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nI don’t judge “picky eaters” per se but I do judge the people who only eat chicken nuggets and pizza and stuff"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?",">\n\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business.",">\n\nIf they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again."],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nEat it, or starve\\n\\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s a big red flag\",\n \">\\n\\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \\\"LOOK AT ME\\\".\\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again.\"\n]"}}},{"rowIdx":240599,"cells":{"comment":{"kind":"string","value":">\n\nmy autism says fuck you and the horse you rode in on"},"context":{"kind":"list like","value":["The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",">\n\nVictim mentality ig",">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",">\n\nbingo.",">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",">\n\nI don’t like seafood",">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",">\n\nstfu",">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?",">\n\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business.",">\n\nIf they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again.",">\n\nI don’t judge “picky eaters” per se but I do judge the people who only eat chicken nuggets and pizza and stuff"],"string":"[\n \"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new\",\n \">\\n\\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \\nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \\\"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\\\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \\\"oh I've never had it before\\\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!\",\n \">\\n\\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \\\"try something new\\\" or \\\"are you really going to eat that why not try X\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \\nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else\",\n \">\\n\\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?\",\n \">\\n\\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\\nExcept baked goods I like those\",\n \">\\n\\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either\",\n \">\\n\\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \\nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.\",\n \">\\n\\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \\nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \\nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \\nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \\nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can\",\n \">\\n\\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe \\\"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\\\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix\",\n \">\\n\\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects\",\n \">\\n\\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave\",\n \">\\n\\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟\",\n \">\\n\\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \\\"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nVictim mentality ig\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t\",\n \">\\n\\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\\nLike OP, I was in a \\\"finish your plate family,\\\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.\",\n \">\\n\\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\\n\\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time\",\n \">\\n\\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat, and OP lists things they \\\"prefer\\\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \\\"have to\\\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.\",\n \">\\n\\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was also a \\\"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\\\" but I was a \\\"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\\\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.\",\n \">\\n\\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever\",\n \">\\n\\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.\",\n \">\\n\\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \\\"coddled\\\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \\\"grow up\\\". That's a stretch\",\n \">\\n\\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \\\"ew, I would never...\\\" fuck right off and die.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \\\"don't yuck someone's yum\\\"\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom was more of the \\\"eat it or be punished\\\" type but occasionally was \\\"eat it or starve\\\".\\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\\n\\\"You'd eat it if you are starving\\\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr\",\n \">\\n\\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)\",\n \">\\n\\nI love olive oil. ‼️\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \\nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\\nJust don’t be rude and you good.\",\n \">\\n\\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nescargot \\n\\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?\",\n \">\\n\\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \\nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?\",\n \">\\n\\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.\",\n \">\\n\\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \\nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.\",\n \">\\n\\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.\",\n \">\\n\\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nLike they \\\"don't like seafood,\\\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \\\"don't like land food.\\\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\\n\\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \\n\\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\\n\\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\\n\\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\\n\\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\\n\\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\\n\\nAll in all, you're more immature than \\\"picky eaters\\\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this\",\n \">\\n\\nbingo.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth\",\n \">\\n\\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.\",\n \">\\n\\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \\nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \\\"Eat it or starve\\\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion\",\n \">\\n\\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.\",\n \">\\n\\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.\",\n \">\\n\\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.\",\n \">\\n\\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \\\"fishy\\\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste\",\n \">\\n\\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \\n\\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \\nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \\nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.\",\n \">\\n\\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \\nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.\",\n \">\\n\\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \\nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \\nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.\",\n \">\\n\\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face\",\n \">\\n\\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.\",\n \">\\n\\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.\",\n \">\\n\\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you\",\n \">\\n\\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \\nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.\",\n \">\\n\\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \\nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \\nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.\",\n \">\\n\\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \\nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.\",\n \">\\n\\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.\",\n \">\\n\\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \\nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\\n\\n\\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\\n\\n\\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.\",\n \">\\n\\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\"\\n\\nOh look, casual ableism.\\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\\\"\\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?\",\n \">\\n\\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \\nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \\nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \\\"eat it or starve\\\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \\\"parent\\\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.\",\n \">\\n\\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \\nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \\\"weirder\\\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.\",\n \">\\n\\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.\",\n \">\\n\\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.\",\n \">\\n\\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences\",\n \">\\n\\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\\n- dish A has mushrooms\\n- dish B has salmon\\n- dish C has ketchup\\n- dish for has bell peppers\\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \\nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.\",\n \">\\n\\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t like seafood\",\n \">\\n\\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting\",\n \">\\n\\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \\nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \\nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.\",\n \">\\n\\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.\",\n \">\\n\\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \\nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \\nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge long winded braggarts\",\n \">\\n\\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.\",\n \">\\n\\nI had \\\"my way or starve\\\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \\nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \\nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \\\"spicy\\\".\",\n \">\\n\\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \\nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \\nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \\nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own\",\n \">\\n\\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy mom is nicer than yours.\",\n \">\\n\\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.\",\n \">\\n\\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \\nI have a friend like this and i hate it.\",\n \">\\n\\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?\",\n \">\\n\\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations\",\n \">\\n\\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.\",\n \">\\n\\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \\nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \\\"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\\\" opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.\",\n \">\\n\\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.\",\n \">\\n\\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \\nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.\",\n \">\\n\\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.\",\n \">\\n\\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.\",\n \">\\n\\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do\",\n \">\\n\\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\\n\\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\\n\\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \\\"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\\\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.\",\n \">\\n\\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol\",\n \">\\n\\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \\nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \\nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \\nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.\",\n \">\\n\\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.\",\n \">\\n\\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.\",\n \">\\n\\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge judgemental people.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat\",\n \">\\n\\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \\\"don't like\\\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater\",\n \">\\n\\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\\n\\\"what foods don't you like?\\\"\\n\\\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\\\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \\\"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\\\"\\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\\\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\\\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \\\"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\\\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\\n\\\"I like anything,\\\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \\\"I didn't like this,\\\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there\",\n \">\\n\\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.\",\n \">\\n\\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.\",\n \">\\n\\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \\nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.\",\n \">\\n\\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat\",\n \">\\n\\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind\",\n \">\\n\\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.\",\n \">\\n\\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \\nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?\",\n \">\\n\\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \\nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.\",\n \">\\n\\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!\",\n \">\\n\\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore\",\n \">\\n\\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?\",\n \">\\n\\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.\",\n \">\\n\\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...\",\n \">\\n\\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \\nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.\",\n \">\\n\\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \\\"yucky\\\" is being a picky eater.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.\",\n \">\\n\\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮\",\n \">\\n\\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.\",\n \">\\n\\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \\nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky\",\n \">\\n\\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes\",\n \">\\n\\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.\",\n \">\\n\\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.\",\n \">\\n\\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..\",\n \">\\n\\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao\",\n \">\\n\\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️\",\n \">\\n\\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \\nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.\",\n \">\\n\\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.\",\n \">\\n\\nI really hope you never have a child\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\\n\\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.\",\n \">\\n\\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \\nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \\nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better\",\n \">\\n\\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\\nChange my mind\",\n \">\\n\\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄\",\n \">\\n\\nland food lol\\nthis is a damn good opinion\\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?\",\n \">\\n\\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.\",\n \">\\n\\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.\",\n \">\\n\\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay\",\n \">\\n\\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \\nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.\",\n \">\\n\\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe too, I cant stand them\",\n \">\\n\\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge adults who judge other adults\",\n \">\\n\\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.\",\n \">\\n\\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.\",\n \">\\n\\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you\",\n \">\\n\\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.\",\n \">\\n\\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.\",\n \">\\n\\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions\",\n \">\\n\\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \\nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.\",\n \">\\n\\nstfu\",\n \">\\n\\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \\nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.\",\n \">\\n\\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.\",\n \">\\n\\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \\nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.\",\n \">\\n\\nI pretty much agree with you op. \\nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \\nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \\nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \\nHello mouth! Hello foot!\",\n \">\\n\\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.\",\n \">\\n\\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like\",\n \">\\n\\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️\",\n \">\\n\\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\\n\\nsameee. \\npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \\nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story\",\n \">\\n\\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…\",\n \">\\n\\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.\",\n \">\\n\\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\\nBunch of childish adults\",\n \">\\n\\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?\",\n \">\\n\\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)\",\n \">\\n\\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \\nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.\",\n \">\\n\\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \\nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”\",\n \">\\n\\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha\",\n \">\\n\\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.\",\n \">\\n\\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.\",\n \">\\n\\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same\",\n \">\\n\\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \\nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.\",\n \">\\n\\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either\",\n \">\\n\\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.\",\n \">\\n\\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \\\"eat it, or starve\\\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \\\"because I am picky\\\". They made me ashamed that \\\"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\\\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \\\"in our necks\\\" if we didn't eat it.\",\n \">\\n\\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.\",\n \">\\n\\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \\\"warmed over flavoring\\\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\\nLink To Proof\",\n \">\\n\\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being\",\n \">\\n\\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin\",\n \">\\n\\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \\nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nAnd don't get me started on \\\"muh texture issues.\\\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\\n\\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.\",\n \">\\n\\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.\",\n \">\\n\\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \\nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \\\"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\\\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.\",\n \">\\n\\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \\nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.\",\n \">\\n\\nTotally agree.\\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.\",\n \">\\n\\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.\",\n \">\\n\\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \\\"abusive, \\\" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.\",\n \">\\n\\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.\",\n \">\\n\\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.\",\n \">\\n\\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal\",\n \">\\n\\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\\n\\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.\",\n \">\\n\\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about\",\n \">\\n\\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \\\"oh actually, i dont really like onions\\\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.\",\n \">\\n\\nAgree to a certain extent: \\nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \\nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \\nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!\",\n \">\\n\\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.\",\n \">\\n\\n\\nEat it, or starve\\n\\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline\",\n \">\\n\\nIt’s a big red flag\",\n \">\\n\\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \\\"LOOK AT ME\\\".\\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?\",\n \">\\n\\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business.\",\n \">\\n\\nIf they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again.\",\n \">\\n\\nI don’t judge “picky eaters” per se but I do judge the people who only eat chicken nuggets and pizza and stuff\"\n]"}}}],"truncated":false,"partial":false},"paginationData":{"pageIndex":2405,"numItemsPerPage":100,"numTotalItems":246813,"offset":240500,"length":100}},"jwt":"eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSJ9.eyJyZWFkIjp0cnVlLCJwZXJtaXNzaW9ucyI6eyJyZXBvLmNvbnRlbnQucmVhZCI6dHJ1ZX0sImlhdCI6MTc1NjQ5NjMwMiwic3ViIjoiL2RhdGFzZXRzL2lubm92YXRpb24taGFja2luZzIvc2hpdHBvc3RpbmdfZGF0YXNldDEiLCJleHAiOjE3NTY0OTk5MDIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8vaHVnZ2luZ2ZhY2UuY28ifQ.pd2fyAC5D3ag3U8kYRyye6wJ2LXCN3QJ79DxBdeD6fXzR0dlDn84e-uxYW9UOXDT7I3QoK_M-qdgrx4fXqcXBg","displayUrls":true},"discussionsStats":{"closed":0,"open":0,"total":0},"fullWidth":true,"hasGatedAccess":true,"hasFullAccess":true,"isEmbedded":false,"savedQueries":{"community":[],"user":[]}}">
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My wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older."
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Unpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮"
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That’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example…
I don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky"
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And I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume."
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Well if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet.."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao"
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So basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha!
In between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute."
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it’s like saying “don’t like land food”
Ice cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child"
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So, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful.
I always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits.
So hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio."
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I was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better"
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Picky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset."
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So many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind"
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I grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them"
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land food lol
this is a damn good opinion
also actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄"
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Definitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?"
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I have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them."
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Ah yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want."
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My wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options.
When I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay"
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Sometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.
If we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best."
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I was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit."
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For me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults"
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Yeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant."
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I don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them."
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I’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food"
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Forcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you."
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Meh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit."
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I just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you."
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Feel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.
All these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks?
Don’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions"
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As someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you."
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Certain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods.
Simply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?
Additionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
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Yeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite."
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As a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people.
If mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!
And I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth."
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I am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out."
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I pretty much agree with you op.
A lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all.
I'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes.
Like same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?
And I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life."
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Picky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat."
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I grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.
Also there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.
My mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.
By the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.
I still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!"
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Tbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while."
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I somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like"
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Same my brother. I dont trust picky eaters
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️"
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Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve
sameee.
picky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food.
My parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters"
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I don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’
It’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.
People think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite"
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If you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story"
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People who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of"
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I silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults"
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I grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?"
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I completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you.
Be prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)"
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Me putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures.
I like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”"
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You must be a fun person to be around.
And yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.
I don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.
Have fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha"
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I totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty."
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I am with OP on this one hundered 100%
Especially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity."
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Dude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults.
OP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)
As someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same"
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People that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.
When I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.
Restaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.
With the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting."
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Yea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals."
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Picky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either"
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I can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this "eat it, or starve" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home "because I am picky". They made me ashamed that "the other kids eat them while I am pretentious". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food "in our necks" if we didn't eat it.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off."
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From a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it."
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Am I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called "warmed over flavoring" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table."
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People enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.
It's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.
And judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.
If you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being"
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That's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings.
I'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin"
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And don't get me started on "muh texture issues." If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.
A million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not."
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I agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit."
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Does this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky?
I grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me "moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled." Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me."
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very simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it.
BUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat."
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Totally agree.
Grown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.
Judging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it."
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My buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion."
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We are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT "abusive, " and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees."
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I would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice."
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Same. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food."
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i agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things."
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There's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:
Picky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.
Picky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables."
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I relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.
But I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler
But also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences."
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i mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like "oh actually, i dont really like onions" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about"
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Agree to a certain extent:
When eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged.
When the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged.
But when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think."
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I'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",
">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",
">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",
">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline"
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You're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put "LOOK AT ME".
Which while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",
">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",
">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",
">\n\nIt’s a big red flag"
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",
">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",
">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",
">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",
">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?"
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If they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again.
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",
">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",
">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",
">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",
">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?",
">\n\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business."
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I don’t judge “picky eaters” per se but I do judge the people who only eat chicken nuggets and pizza and stuff
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",
">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",
">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",
">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",
">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?",
">\n\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business.",
">\n\nIf they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again."
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"The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.",
">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.",
">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new",
">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!",
">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.",
">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.",
">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.",
">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"",
">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.",
">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else",
">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?",
">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those",
">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)",
">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either",
">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it",
">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.",
">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.",
">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.",
">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.",
">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again",
">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.",
">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague",
">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can",
">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.",
">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand",
">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.",
">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.",
">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.",
">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix",
">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.",
">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat",
">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects",
">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave",
">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟",
">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"",
">\n\nVictim mentality ig",
">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t",
">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.",
">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of",
">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?",
">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.",
">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.",
">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time",
">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.",
">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.",
">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.",
">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.",
">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.",
">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.",
">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality",
">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.",
">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever",
">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.",
">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.",
">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh",
">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.",
">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.",
">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.",
">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.",
">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch",
">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.",
">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.",
">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.",
">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"",
">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr",
">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)",
">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️",
">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.",
">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.",
">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great",
">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting",
">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked",
">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.",
">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?",
">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.",
">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?",
">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.",
">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.",
">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on",
">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.",
">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.",
">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this",
">\n\nbingo.",
">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth",
">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.",
">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.",
">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.",
">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion",
">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.",
">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.",
">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.",
">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.",
">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste",
">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?",
">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.",
">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers",
">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to",
">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.",
">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.",
">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.",
">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.",
">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.",
">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face",
">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.",
">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.",
">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.",
">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.",
">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s",
">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you",
">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.",
">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.",
">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.",
">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.",
">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.",
">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.",
">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.",
">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.",
">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.",
">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it",
">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.",
">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.",
">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?",
">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.",
">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.",
">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.",
">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.",
">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.",
">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.",
">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement",
">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.",
">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences",
">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that",
">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.",
">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.",
">\n\nI don’t like seafood",
">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.",
">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting",
">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.",
">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.",
">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.",
">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.",
">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts",
">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.",
">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.",
">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".",
">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple",
">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.",
">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own",
">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.",
">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.",
">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.",
">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.",
">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”",
">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?",
">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?",
">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations",
">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.",
">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.",
">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.",
">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.",
">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.",
">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.",
">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.",
">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.",
">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.",
">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.",
">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man",
">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.",
">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.",
">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do",
">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.",
">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.",
">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”",
">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.",
">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol",
">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option",
">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.",
">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.",
">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.",
">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.",
">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.",
">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.",
">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.",
">\n\nI judge judgemental people.",
">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.",
">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat",
">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater",
">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.",
">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.",
">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there",
">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.",
">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.",
">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.",
">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat",
">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind",
">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.",
">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?",
">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.",
">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!",
">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore",
">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.",
">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?",
">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.",
">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...",
">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely.",
">\n\nA lot of people don’t know what a picky eater is. Not liking a few different foods isn’t being picky, that’s called a preference. Eating only the same foods everyday and ordering the same thing everywhere you go because everything is \"yucky\" is being a picky eater.",
">\n\nMy wife used to be so extremely picky that growing up when her mom would say “here is what I made, eat it or starve, etc” she would cook her own meal of plain pasta. Now she’s older her taste has totally changed and she likes lots of stuff, it’s funny how tastebuds evolve as you get older.",
">\n\nI wouldn't eat seafood even if you paid me 🤮🤮",
">\n\nUnpopular opinion indeed. I don't like the taste of it. Fight me.",
">\n\nThat’s not picky. Picky means: i only eat chicken nuggets for example… \nI don’t eat Meat or fish not because im picky but because i don’t want to eat animals. Doesn’t make me picky",
">\n\nthis opinion isn’t unpopular, but you sound like you are. this post has «bringing up politics at parties» vibes",
">\n\nAnd I judge YOU for thinking this somehow makes you better than picky eaters. If you are adult, paying for your own food with your own money, you have every right to order/buy whatever the hell you want. Its such a non-issue yet you want to make drama out of it.",
">\n\nI mean, I'd vomit if I chewed a raw onion. Would never consume.",
">\n\n“I judge people that are different from me” like every other person on the planet..",
">\n\nWell if it's any consolation, I'm gonna judge you for judging people on things that don't affect you at all lmao",
">\n\nWell fuck you then 🤷🏼♂️",
">\n\nSo basically, you’re still traumatized by thoughts of your harsh and uncaring mother, and you’re judgmental of others because you have a desperate need to somehow spin this into a good thing. Gotcha! \nIn between needlessly judging other people for just having preferences, maybe spend some time searching for a mental health professional. Sounds like you could use one.",
">\n\nJudgmental and egocentric, how cute.",
">\n\nI really hope you never have a child",
">\n\n\nit’s like saying “don’t like land food”\n\nIce cold take. Completely unhinged comparison. All fish tastes very similar. Crustaceans all taste very similar. I love most seafood and would 100% know what someone means when they say they don’t like sea food. The ratio of land food variety to sea food variety has got to be somewhere around 100:1, or even more drastic if a ratio.",
">\n\nSo, I’m one of those people. I hate it. I’ve tried a lot of things. If a mandarin part explodes in my mouth, I just have a gag reflex (texture), seafood, I have to admit, I didn’t try enough, but “enough” to say : for the most part I don’t like the texture, smell and all around feeling that I came out of water. Again: I know , it’s shameful. \nI always had to eat what was on my plate, but never got really adventurous. The last 10 years I’ve been saying “yes” to a lot more things. I eat an drink very very healthy and get all the vitamins + other good stuff in my diet, because I saw my problems and needed to handle them. But still; I’m still a picky eater, I still hate the fact of eating seafood or exploding fruits. \nSo hate me all you want, I agree with your opinion, I don’t like this about myself too. I’m trying to get better",
">\n\nI was raised the same eat what's in front of you. I do not like cauliflower or olives but you can bet your ass if someone puts out a snack tray of them I will eat a few. People go oh you like olives and I go no as I pop one in my mouth. People always get upset and say why do you eat them and I say to remind myself I don't like them. But the truth is they won't kill me and it's better to treat it as food then a reason to get upset.",
">\n\nPicky eaters are children and deserve to be judged more for being so childish\nChange my mind",
">\n\nSo many redditors here complaining about medical conditions who simply don’t understand that having a condition doesn’t equate to being picky. For instance: I don’t eat raw pineapples because I have GERD and it always flares up when I do, or I stopped eating lots of stuff I normally like when I was pregnant because pregnancy hormones do that to people. That’s different from people who only like select food (that’s almost always junk from what you can see here) and everything else be damned, regardless of if they’ve ever had it or not. I had an awful experience dating a picky eater a few years ago, it was fucking hell and I ran to the hills the moment it became possible for me to. My husband now has a few things that he doesn’t really like, but he doesn’t shy away from trying stuff. We try stuff all the time that we don’t like but prepared differently or made in a different restaurant by a different chef to see if we’re going to like it that way and most of the time we do (and it’s ok if we don’t). I hope this marriage lasts until the end of my days because I know I won’t stomach a picky eater again, and I am already studying valid strategies for curbing picky eating in children once we have them",
">\n\nI grew up in a home where my parents didn’t cater to our particular tastes and we were expected to eat the food prepared. As an adult, yeah now i have a choice of what i want to eat. The only thing that pisses me off is when people ( including my husband) says that something tastes disgusting and i am like, “yeah maybe to you it is, but not to me.” And they still act like I SHOULD be disgusted by it too just because they are.🙄",
">\n\nland food lol\nthis is a damn good opinion\nalso actually disrespectful to go to a restaurant, order the food, and ask for changes. Why go there?",
">\n\nDefinitely an unpopular opinion for sure. Leaves no room for people that struggle with eating disorders/mental health issues or trauma. Which are often all interconnected. Maybe you should just not judge people? Because what they do and what they eat doesn’t affect you. You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.",
">\n\nI have diagnosed OCD. One of the things affected is food. Judge all you want.",
">\n\nAh yes, this is a good real opinion and your mother did raise you well although I wouldn't go that way to tell them I would explain to them that being picky is just not good especially considering the people who don't have food. I was genuinely shocked to see people saying being picky is okay like no it's not. As you grow older you will come to know that picky eating is just not okay. Being picky should only be done when the food is inedible or if you are allergic if not being picky is not okay",
">\n\nMy wife will make our kids alternative things for dinner if they refuse to eat what was made. It drives me crazy. She says she would rather them eat something than starve. I tell her the kids would eat her corpse if they had to survive. They are picky if they have options. \nWhen I make dinner they can eat it or be hungry. I say this is not a restaurant and I am not their chief.",
">\n\nSometimes we have to force or push the children to eat the food.\nIf we didn't push them, they will not learn. It's harsh, but it's for the best.",
">\n\nMe too, I cant stand them",
">\n\nI was a picky eater as a child, then, when I was about 20, I started getting more interested in health and fitness. I realised that my limited diet was not really cutting it, so started to force myself to eat more foods that I had previously avoided. In most cases, I ended up developing a taste for those foods and now really enjoy them. I'll eat most things now, with the exception of a few outliers, like liver and kidney. In my opinion, a lot of fussy eating comes from childhood hang ups and misconceptions, and some people just need to grow up a bit.",
">\n\nI judge adults who judge other adults",
">\n\nFor me it's knowing fussy eaters and seeing the choice of restaurants diminish significantly when you wanna go out. I do feel sorry for them and I bet they would prefer to be less picky/more tolerant.",
">\n\nYeah I hate being a picky eater but at least it’s not as bad as it could be for me and at a lot of places while I can’t eat most of the menu there is normally something I can eat so I never feel like a burden.",
">\n\nI don't judge anyone I'm just glad I'm the same as you, I love any and all food I legitimately can't think of anything I don't like? I mean I'm not a big fan of vegetables but I don't dislike them I'll still eat them.",
">\n\nSome religions like jainism don’t allow them to eat certain kinds of food",
">\n\nI’m missing a giant chunk of my bowel so being a “picky eater” pretty much keeps me alive dude. It’s not all about you.",
">\n\nForcing your kid to finish everything on their plate is NOT healthy behavior OP. Besides some people can have allergies or texture issues, stomach problems. Don't be so judgemental maybe?, it's not affecting you",
">\n\nMeh I agree with you. Don't have time for that shit.",
">\n\nYeah this seems unpopular, have an upvote.",
">\n\nI just recently got into a Reddit spat and multiple downvotes over this. I grew up without. Poor single mom. The one meal was all there was. Eat it or not. Good luck finding something else. End result, I’m a well adjusted adult who appreciates that we live in a land of plenty. Go to India where homeless children beg on the streets and tell them about how picky you are. I’ll get off my high horse now … essentially do what you want as long as your “food preferences” don’t inconvenience or annoy everyone around you. If not, be ready and emotionally equipped to handle people not wanting to have meals with you.",
">\n\nI always walk around thinking how much I love picky eaters but hey this is unpopular opinions",
">\n\nFeel you. Was growing up with the same philosophy of my mom.\nAll these “oh I don’t eat meat, chicken please”, and then you waste your time on the kitchen to please your guests just to get smth like “oh, forgot to mention, I do not eat chicken with bones. Since I saw them already I cannot touch it”. Bloody hell, are you serious folks? \nDon’t get me wrong, I understand food intolerances/ allergies, but not all this esoteric BS just to make oneself special.",
">\n\nAs someone with food sensory issues and in general has had a bad relationship with food my entire life, my parents did try to serve me food I literally wasn't capable of swallowing because my body rejected it, and when forced to eat it or starve, I would choose the starve option. I would go days without eating when I was younger because I was forced into eating foods I couldn't even stomach. I get it, picky eaters can be annoying sometimes and make unreasonable demands of other people because of their eating habits, but I think there is nuance to this issue you don't pick up on. As an adult I still suffer from food sensory issues, I'll try whatever I can, but if I can't stomach a food, then I can't stomach it. I shouldn't be judged because of the relationship I have with food, especially if I'm not making demands of you.",
">\n\nstfu",
">\n\nCertain smells will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit, like canned tuna. Certain textures/appearances of things will make me start gagging to the point I will vomit as well (like mayonnaise). Some of us have issues with the texture/smell/appearance of foods. \nSimply put - why would I eat foods that make me vomit if I do eat them?\nAdditionally, some of us were forced to eat those foods and screamed at, etc. if we didn’t eat them growing up… not liking a food doesn’t mean you were coddled as a child. For some people, it was the exact opposite.",
">\n\nYeah fuck those people who have autism or sensory issues who literally throw up and gag due to textures in their mouth.",
">\n\nAs a child, i grew up in a household of “this is whats for dinner, you dont like it, you dont it eat”. Cool, so i didnt eat. I don’t understand people that dislike food but will still eat it or “not mind it” if its there. Food is something to enjoy, not endure. If i dont like the taste/texture, then i dont have it. It’s my body and really shouldn’t effect other people. \nIf mushrooms come on my plate and my partner loves mushrooms, they will take them and we’re both happy!!\nAnd I understand taste buds change, and im happy to give things another go. But if the taste or texture is just too much for me, then im out.",
">\n\nI am convinced people like you weren’t loved enough by their parents and you take it out on every single person you interact with for the rest of your life.",
">\n\nI pretty much agree with you op. \nA lot of people are reading what you're saying as if you are enduring foods you don't like and that makes you feel special. Which I DONT think is what you're saying at all. \nI'll pretty much eat anything, because pretty much anything is fine. I have likes, and I have whatevers, and I have one or two dislikes. \nLike same, I don't have much if a sweet tooth, but if you made me French toast, why on God's green earth would I say anything besides thank you, delicious?\nAnd I couldn't date someone that's a picky eater. I love trying new things, going to new places, being accommodating, kind and polite. And if my partner wouldn't travel to, idk a place known for seafood or something, because the foods too different or foreign, I would see that as a major incompatibility.",
">\n\nPicky eating would be an absolute deal breaker for me if I was dating. My husband loves almost everything. The only source of contention is that he never wants to do crab legs because he feels like it’s too much work to eat.",
">\n\nOP tries to ridicule picky eaters, gets ridiculed back, deservingly so. \nHello mouth! Hello foot!",
">\n\nI grew up being a fussy eater. I had many textures I didn't like e.g. cold sauces on hot food so think mayo, ketchup etc. I just flat out refused to eat it. Even it meant being hungry later.\nAlso there were some veggies I severely disliked such as Brussels sprouts, chicory / french endive and some other time hings. Hell I hated it if there were 'chunks / veggies' in my spaghetti bolognese except for the mince.\nMy mother was always patient and insisted that I at least ate some of it and kept trying different things. It took until I was 13 that I started eating more variedly.\nBy the time I was 15 I started to take an interest in cooking and pretty much from that point I've started eating pretty much everything. At this point I see my father and older brother as picky eaters cause they've not opened themselves up to new flavours as I did.\nI still don't like certain things like olives or mushrooms and goat cheese. I'd never use or cook them for myself. But I have for others and when it's served to me I'll eat it without much discomfort. Goat cheese however is the one thing I will quite rigidly pass on. Still hate it despite trying a bite every once in a while.",
">\n\nTbh as long as you don’t only eat like chicken nuggets or only one type of food then idrc, as long as you are willing to try new foods then thats fine dislike or like",
">\n\nI somewhat agree with you. I will never tell people what they can and can’t eat, and try to work around people’s preferences. There is also a big difference for me between allergies/intolerances and being picky for medical reasons (like sensory processing issues), and refusing to eat something because it’s “gross”, especially if they’ve never tried it. Unless someone refuses to eat an entire dish because something is in it (aka not even being open to picking it out) I won’t say anything. But I will internally judge you. I recognize that is because of my upbringing. If you pick the crust off of your bread, I think you’re childish. Sorry 🤷🏼♀️",
">\n\nSame my brother. I dont trust picky eaters",
">\n\n\nHere is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve\n\nsameee. \npicky eaters grew up as too privileged and wasteful. They don't appreacte the food. \nMy parents also told me if I don't want the healrhy food I am not really hungry, I have appetite",
">\n\nI don’t have a problem with picky eaters, what I do have a problem with is people who claim to have ‘food sensory disorder’\nIt’s just some made up bullshit excuse for people who only like to eat junk food.\nPeople think every flaw in their character has to be explained by some new ‘disorder’ Nope, you’re a picky eater end of story",
">\n\nIf you are eating out or making your own food I honestly couldn’t care less what you eat or how pick you are, but if I’m at someone’s house and they make a meal for me you can be damn sure I’m clearing my plate wether I like it or not because it’s just the polite thing to do. Life involves having to do shit you don’t want to and sometimes that means eating food you are not the biggest fan of",
">\n\nPeople who were raised to be appreciative of the food infront of them don’t do this lol. So childish to be picky about food…",
">\n\nI silently judge picky eaters as well. I have autism and textures are very difficult for me, but I still eat a wider variety of foods than what seems to be the average young adult these days. My only absolute no-go’s are large chunks of fat on beef and pork and honey mustard. A mouth full of meat fat is just unbearable, and I just despise the taste of honey mustard honestly. Of course I have preferences, but I’m not going to ask for extreme modifications to anything at a restaurant or ask to be accommodated at someone’s house.",
">\n\nComment section is peak Reddit 💀\nBunch of childish adults",
">\n\nWhose childish? The picky people or the people that eat anything?",
">\n\nI grow up as very, VERY SPOILED on everything and that also included eating. But in my teenage years I made up a mind for myself. I think if you're picky is not because how you were raised, it's because how you manage adulthood. I also can't stand picky eaters (unless they're picky bc they had a food poisoning with a particular food)",
">\n\nI completely agree. I've never understood what's such a big deal about putting some food in your mouth. A taste you don't like isn't going to hurt you. \nBe prepared to be dogpiled on now with comments about allergies, diseases and a lot of other irrelevant stuff.",
">\n\nMe putting a tomato in my mouth and then puking it up due to my bodies natural reaction despite liking tomato’s in every other form isn’t irrelevant. People have issues with textures. \nI like every form of tomato you can think of. But sliced tomatoes on a sandwich has caused me on multiple occasions to gag and vomit because I tried your mentality of “it won’t hurt”",
">\n\n“Texture issue” people are absolute worst hhahaha",
">\n\nYou must be a fun person to be around.\nAnd yeah I am a picky eater. My Mum tried the same thing on me, and I would rather eat a piece of bread for dinner than eat Spaghetti Bolognaise. I used to eat it, but then my taste changed and I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually she gave up and she made me something I did like because you know what? Me getting appropriate nutritrion was more important than making the kid eat something because everyone else likes it.\nI don't like something so I don't eat it. Occassionally when I'm brave I'll try something new, and some times I'm pleasantly surprised. Other times I'm not in the mood, or not in a comfortable place.\nHave fun with your judging because I wasn't coddled enough to give a shit about what someone else eats. If I was your girlfriend, I would have left you for being petty.",
">\n\nI totally second this. A few preferences are ok, but to dismiss entire food groups or have such strict preferences is a mark of stupidity.",
">\n\nI am with OP on this one hundered 100%\nEspecially on thr whole seafood issue. Stop acting scampis ,oysters and tunafish all somehow taste the same",
">\n\nDude people who feel this way about picky eaters lack empathy so hard. It’s like people can’t realise that other people have completely different genetics to them which can literally cause taste perception, as well as failing to understand the range of neurodivergent conditions (autism, adhd, possibly even (c)ptsd, BPD, anxiety, depression…) that can create a wide range of taste disorders in kids and adults. \nOP, you mentioned not enjoying bell peppers, or raw peppers. Just as much as you can’t control that, others can’t control their tastes for certain things. The human spectrum is huge in height, weight, skin tone etc and it would be silly to assume that doesn’t apply to tastebuds. Berating people for something they can’t control is similar to being annoyed at blind people (just see!) or people with anxiety (just stop worrying!)\nAs someone who grew up very picky and neurodivergent/traumatised, I did not CHOOSE to be picky. It did not help me in any way. I would’ve given anything to not have that problem. My mother desperately wanted to change that. Hating every food and having anxiety about going anywhere because of the food options is so exhausting.",
">\n\nPeople that aren't picky eaters are doing their Heath a disservice.\nWhen I order meals I eat mostly the toppings and a tiny bit of the carbs and that's enough calories to keep me active without having a belly.\nRestaurants arbitrarily size their meals to give you more food then you need so that it appears to be a good deal. For every calorie you take in you have to work harder to burn it off to maintain the same weight so if you are limited in time due to work or family it's easier just to not eat the extra calories.\nWith the obesity epidemic we should be encouraging people to be picky about what and how much they eat, and not pressuring people to eat everything that's in their meals.",
">\n\nYea you’re talking about portion control. A lot of these real picky people are just afraid of vegetables and aren’t exactly eating healthy either",
">\n\nPicky eaters are afraid you clown. A picky eater will put something in there mouth chew it, then vomit. It’s not like they can just shut that reaction off.",
">\n\nI can't stand onions, garlic and celery, which are just about everywhere. I start throwing up when I feel them in my mouth. Yet, because of this \"eat it, or starve\" child abuse approach I was forced to eat them in soups, salads and other meals at kindergarten and often at home \"because I am picky\". They made me ashamed that \"the other kids eat them while I am pretentious\". I don't have an allergy, I just can't eat them. Some of the workers at the kindergarten threatened us to pour the food \"in our necks\" if we didn't eat it.",
">\n\nFrom a health perspective I think it's ok to be picky but as a guest invited over dinner I never judge what is being offered or on tge table.",
">\n\nAm I a picky eater if I cant eat refrigerated fresh cooked meat? Like... Steak, Pork or Chicken. Right off the grill I can eat it. Refrigerated for even 2 hours? Tastes like what a wet dog smells like. It's called \"warmed over flavoring\" and it's a very real sense of taste / smell of the meat beginning to rot. So I have to ask... does this make me a picky eater?\nLink To Proof",
">\n\nPeople enjoy the privilege of being able to choose what to eat.\nIt's totally valid to be a picky eater when you tried the things you don't like.\nAnd judging people for something like that which has no impact on your life is totally pointless.\nIf you feel the need to put down others just for pointless things constantly you are an inferior being",
">\n\nI’m a grown ass man and I’ll eat what the hell I want youngin",
">\n\nThat's the most intolerant and stupidest opinion I've ever heard. It's denying any kind of personality, peculiarity and character in human beings. \nI'd rather not eat at all than put offals, snails, oysters or anything that would make me throw up in my mouth, should it be as a guest at someone's table or not.",
">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\" If you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nA million times this. Sooo fucking bullshit.",
">\n\nI agree with this to an extent, if as an adult you dont like vegetables and I mean most vegetables then youre just silly. Not all veggies are good but if you have to hide veggies in a meal thats just weird for me.",
">\n\nDoes this apply to adults with food allergies or sensitivities? I'm just wondering. Bc I have developed a sensitivity to avocado, it makes me vomit + stomach cramps. Does that make me picky? \nI grew up in a low income family, we ate what was made which often had to last the week, typically soup or casserole. A treat was frozen pizza or a tv dinner. very little food was wasted but it doesn't give me a right to be condescending to others about it, nor give me \"moral standing bc my mom & dad was strict, therefore i judge you to be caudled.\" Maybe they had bad experiences with that particular food. Adults have this amazing ability to be able to pick what they want to eat.",
">\n\nvery simple- i dont like it, i wont eat it. \nBUT if i am a guest at your house i will whatever you give me or at least try it.",
">\n\nTotally agree.\nGrown ass adult should have one or two food ingredients at most that they don’t enjoy.\nJudging from the comments, this does indeed to be an unpopular opinion.",
">\n\nMy buddy eats like a toddler and it drives me insane. I'll talk about eating/cooking something, he'll ask what's in it, and tell me every little thing he doesn't like. I didn't ask, I didn't tell him to eat it, I didn't force him to never grow up. Dinner for him every day is either a pile of frozen chicken nuggets or box mac n chees.",
">\n\nWe are the same. Eat what your are given or go to bed hungry. No, that's NOT \"abusive, \" and like OP is saying, it prepares you for situations where you may not have a food choice.",
">\n\nI would seriously eat almost anything too! My friends' moms love having me over or sometimes intentionally invite me over to taste new recipes they got because it's not that I lie about liking what they've made but I just eat whatever that's there. My and my love for food.",
">\n\nSame. Unless they have some sensory issues, I judge people who are picky. Especially when they’re unwilling to even TRY new things.",
">\n\ni agree to an extent. i think i judge more when people say they don't like certain things but have never even tried it !! or when they like things in certain meals but won't eat it in another meal",
">\n\nThere's a good kind and a bad kind of picky eater:\n\nPicky for health - BRAVO! This Capitalist hellhole is a conspiracy to stuff you with sugar until you have a heart attack at age 50. Congratulations on escaping the Matrix.\nPicky for taste - Fuck you! These are the people having a heart attack at age 50 because they won't eat vegetables.",
">\n\nIt’s sad that you lack the ability to think beyond yourself and your own experiences.",
">\n\nI relate to this so much. I can in theory understand that bodies are weird and some people can't stand certain textures or smells.\nBut I had an ex who just decided he didn't like certain stuff and would refuse to eat them. Like tomatoes or olives. I'd give him a meal and he'd just be like 'oh I don't like rice' and leave it. How can you not like something as plain as rice?? It made him seem like a toddler\nBut also people have the right to avoid what they want to and we should find better problems to care about",
">\n\ni mean, for the most part it doesn't really bother me as long as the person isnt being disrespectful about it. ive had people over and serve them something/go to another person's house with them, only for them to be like \"oh actually, i dont really like onions\" or whatever, and would rather starve than eat whats being served. thats incredibly rude, but ive still seen it happen more than id like to think.",
">\n\nAgree to a certain extent: \nWhen eating out everyone should just eat whatever they want, without getting judged. \nWhen the picky eater is the cook and makes the dish the way they want they also should not be judged. \nBut when I for example cook for the picky eater and they don't let me know in advance what they don't like, especially when I told them before what I wanted to cook and they complain I will judge them!",
">\n\nI'm with you. I'm not vocal about it, but I will judge picky eaters all the same. I was never really one myself apart from a few things, but I did consciously broaden my palette and change my attitude towards food at a certain point in my life so I know it's absolutely possible. But in wealthier countries people have the chance to be picky so whatever.",
">\n\nIt’s so cringe when I meet adults that pick out the veggies.",
">\n\n\nEat it, or starve\n\ninsanely based mom, people need to realize children are not pets, yes parents must please their children but it doesn't mean they don't need discipline",
">\n\nIt’s a big red flag",
">\n\nYou're fucking mental. Your post is a 216 word polemic that would have more pith if you'd simply put \"LOOK AT ME\".\nWhich while unpopular, certainly isn't any different to any random r/notlikeothergirls post. Mebbe you got the wrong sub?",
">\n\nI judge people who think my eating habits are any of their business.",
">\n\nIf they’re guests in my house, I’ll try and cook something they like. But I’ll cook a full meal, including vegetables. And I’m gonna season the food. And if they “won’t eat” something, I’m gonna silently judge them for being a child. And I probably won’t invite them over ever again.",
">\n\nI don’t judge “picky eaters” per se but I do judge the people who only eat chicken nuggets and pizza and stuff"
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